Elite Beer Bake-Off 3.0 @ Emerald City Beer

Emerald City Beer was aglow with great beer, beery food, and cheery Unilocalers — overall I was impressed by everything!
ECB had some great beers on tap and friendly servers to make sure we were never thirsty. And what a variety of food. I had mistakenly anticipated a table full of car bomb cupcakes, but oh what a wonderful spread the Unilocal community shared: cake, cookies, dip, bread, pasta (emerald-​colored, of course!), brownies, and the ultimate beeramisu (thank you, Riss!). I wanted a little bit of everything, and would have taken a to-​go plate for later!
I loved the smaller size of this event. It was just right to be able to move around, eat, talk, drink, eat, talk, and all the things we like to do at these events. Every year this event gets better and tastier! Thank you, Katy H, for a fun night!

We arrived late and so may have missed some of the festivities, but this was still most enjoyable Unilocal event I’ve attended. The staff of Emerald City Beer was very friendly and knowledgable. I can definitely see working Emerald City Beer into the after work drinking rotation. Especially since they have a giant Connect-​Four game.
Very impressive selection of beer baked goods on display and mountains of pizza. Wish I had shown up hungry!

Great Dark Betty beer, a cozy space but needs a little… color besides stark white and bright green. I didn’t feel like it had any charachter or wanted to stay and shoot the shit with my friends. I did like the little rooms where you can play an XL version of Connect Four though– totally cool. Yummy pizza, really great service and the beer… yes, it was good.
Of course this is an EVENT not the actual place soooo.
People brought a TON of beer baked goods, but unfortunately I wasn’t feeling the greatest, so I refrained so as not to projectile vomit on my fellow Unilocalers. Katy made everything pretty, festive and funky and as always her energy is what made this event the most enjoyable– All in all a great event.
Thanks Katy!

Great chance to catch up with some old Unilocal friends and meeting new ones! I liked rapping with Rick the owner and some of the great staff too.
Love the improvements to the E.C. taproom; the wrap around wooden bar, nice new displays, cozy sofa in the side room. This place will be fun in the summer with the roll up door and late sunsets. Check out the Miller quick brew device in the washroom!
Thanks for all the Razzi’s pizza, I think we could have each had our own pizza ;)
Another good one Katy!

What can be said about the Elite Beer Bake-​Off that cannot be said by Tony the Tiger. It was «Grrreat!», right Zach? A culmination of beer, food, and beer-​food. Nothing in this formula usually goes wrong, and this was not amongst the few. Though we hadn’t made any progress on the case, we had mingled with many wonderful folks and tried many delicious recipes.
Thanks to Emerald City Beer for hosting this event. The space is rather small and doesn’t qualify as a bar persay. But that doesn’t detract from the beer offered, does it Zach? The Betty Black is the one we tried, and it was rather sumptuous. The Dotty is the other beer, and I’m afraid it will have to wait until next time. Not that we’re in the area, are we Zach? It is worth popping into however if one happens to be in the area.
The non-​beer food was provided by Razzi’s Pizzeria. We got a hold of a slice from meat-​laden pie that turned out fairly well. Will have to look into their connection to the case at a later time. Stylistically it is akin to the typical pizza, wouldn’t you say, Zach? A medium crust at the cusp of, yet not running over, on toppings. There is a fine balance to a good pizza between the base and the toppings, and the inner pizza snob didn’t emerge that night.
But Zach, let’s go over the real treat of the evening — the beer-​based delights. Riss, who brought a multitude of desserts, won our vote through her Poached Apples. A true delight. Amongst our favorites were the brownies, beeramisu, this interesting dip, and many others. Even these unconventional dishes would stymie the amazon cooking style of Emily I’m afraid. Some cases will just go unsolved, right Zach? In any case, the food was amazing, and the creative effort put forth was fantastic. Top commendations to the chefs!
As this was one of the smaller events, it was far easier to mingle and scope out the crowd, right Zach? Thanks to Katy H. and the Unilocalers of Seattle for making this a fun outing.

Nearly two years have passed since I first joined the online foodie circus known as Unilocal and even though I’ve spent the majority of that time in possession of an elite badge, I never once went to one of the famed EE’s. It isn’t that I don’t like free food and alcohol, or that I was afraid that Katy H would turn out to be an ARMY recruiter… In fact, I’m not really sure what it was that kept me away, but after Saturday night, I’m fairly confident those days are over.
I arrived with Stu and the Honey Badger fashionably early, mostly because I have no concept of where anything is in this city. The little brewery lacked a woman’s touch but something about it was very relaxing, and the fact that there was an Xbox 360 hooked up to a TV the size of a mid-​sized sedan didn’t hurt. We sat down at the bar and ordered a few beers which were really quite good (I realized that it had been a long time since I had consumed an amber and it was a good one) and it became apparent immediately that I will be going back to Emerald City on a quiet, rainy afternoon in the near future. Why? While I have experienced lots of good service in Seattle, and a few spots (Naked City) hold a large piece of my heart, the bartenders at Emerald City were all fantastic. Chatty, friendly, funny and other adjectives as well. Even at the end of the night when I asked them to bill my credit card for something so that I could tip them (I wasn’t smart enough to bring cash) the young woman said it wasn’t necessary with a genuine smile and ask that we come back again. It’s not ever day you find a place where you want to go to do the things you enjoy doing at home — namely drinking and lounging.
Regarding KatyFace:
I never really doubted that this little firecracker of adorable energy would put on a good event, but I was still impressed. The place was packed but to a perfectly comfortable point, there was enough food to feed twice as many people as there were (which can also be partially attributed to Riss and her ninety seven thousand beer foods) and everyone seemed to be having a good time. There was one person who was huddling under the heat lamp like the little matchbox girl but I won’t name names. It was a little surreal meeting a handful of people that I’ve been talking to for two years without any face-​time, but I’m a child of the electronic age so I’m fairly used to this phenomenon.
Anyways — I talk too much. Thanks for squeezing us in, Ginger, it was a great time! (TWHS)

Endless amounts of food and beer for free? Sweeeeeeeet!
It was fun seeing Emerald City, especially since it’s changed a bit since our last event (they’ve added a massive bar)! The beer selections were both good, although after sampling both I stuck with the Dotty (the Betty was delicious, but a touch heavier than I care for). The staff were also on their A-​Game! Very friendly and the wait for beer or water was no longer than 30 seconds!
After having a HUGE breakfast a few hours before the event I was completely stuffed so couldn’t really enjoy all the pizza and assorted baked goods people brought, but it seems like people went all out! The 1,000 items Riss J. brought were good and I really enjoyed the cupcakes Stephanie M. brought! Sorry I couldn’t try more!

This was my very first Unilocal event in Seattle. I have to say I am excited to become a regular! There were at least 10 themed treats to sample, the secret ingredient being BEER. It was shocking to see how creative this group of individuals is in the kitchen. There’s nothing like free food, great beer from a local brewery and a social group of Seattleites. These events are definitely the best way to connect with other happy Unilocalers!

This event was refreshingly low key, and as always, super fun!
I was scared that there would be a hundred other chocolate stout cakes considering that was one of the only beer recipes I could find, but no! Everyone had unique baked items — pretzel dip, poached apples, brownies, cookies, beeramisu, sourdough rolls, slaw, macaroni salad… Creativity is delicious.
The staff at the event was great. They kept our glasses full, passed out swag and after the event, the bartender even offered to wash my plate for me! I was also a big fan of that heat lamp when I first arrived, but after a couple of beers, I didn’t need it any longer.
We also had an endless amount of Razzi’s pizza! I’m amazed I was able to walk out of there after all those baked goods, pizza and beer.
Thanks Katy, Emerald City Beer, Razzi’s and all of our Unilocal bakers for coming together for this event! Can’t wait until next years bake-​off!

After not being able to attend the last handful of Unilocal Elite events, I’m happy that I was finally able to make this one! I loved the «Beer Bake-​Off» addition. I’m not much of a baker, but I did find a recipe for lager cupcakes, which I think turned out pretty yummy. All of the other dishes were awesome!
Emerald City Beer Co. is pretty nifty! With the doors closed you wouldn’t know that this brewery was even here, but walk inside and it’s intimate, cozy with its heating lamps, and the staff is super friendly. I very much enjoyed my unlimited amounts of Dottie lager… and yes, her hops are real (bahaha!).
Huge thanks to Katy for throwing another successful and perfectly sized event with endless pizza and endless brews. It was great to reconnect with my fellow Unilocalers again too!

I had no idea what to expect out of Emerald City, or this years Unilocaler’s Bake Off skills. Having only been to the 1^st one where Evan dominated with ease.
I’m not sure I’d ever come to Emerald City specifically, as it isn’t really a «bar», but if I worked nearby or was picking up a to go growler or something, then I could see it. The staff was friendly and happy to help out.
It was nice to get another smaller event as well. To not only have elbow room, but to get to talk with more folks.
And I didn’t cheat! I just put my indentured serv… uh…beautiful children… to good use. I had no idea what size the event would be, the first was was about double the people. Mostly, though, the kids and I just had a load of fun trying to bake with an ingredient none of us drink.
Original champion Evan gets credit for the two favorite items: Beeramisu and the poached apples w/​stout caramel, as it was his homebrew that made them possible.
I want to thank Crystal and Neda for their early votes, they certainly got the ball rolling in my favor. ;)

Living the life of a Seattle Unilocal Elite member means you must endure a monthly barrage of food, drinks, fun, games, prizes, swag, entertainment, and communing with like minded individuals all provided by one of the coolest kids on the block… Katy H, of course!
Some events are huge blowout type affairs that cram in as many Elite’s as possible and then there are the ones like this one that are more intimate affairs that provide attendees with a chance to really get to know the businesses, products, and people involved. Emerald City Beer played host for this event and provided an endless supply of two of their beers and even some delicious, ice cold water for those like me that don’t drink beer.
The food arrived in two different forms. First there was a gigantic pile of boxes containing a very diverse selection of pizzas from Razzi’s Pizza. I was able to try a slice of ham and pineapple as well as one with a couple different types of meats. Both were very tasty and I might have gone back for more if it wasn’t for the table of delectable dishes created and provided by Unilocal members as entries in to a contest of beer infused creations. Participants proved that the members of this esteemed group of reviewing revelers is up to the task when it comes to creating dishes and desserts worthy of comparison to any of the dishes served at the five star restaurants we all review.
Congratulations to Riss and Rebecca for taking home the prizes, to Katy for once again providing a truly memorable experience, and thank you to both Emerald City Beer and Razzi’s Pizza for providing us with all the delicious pies and libations. Finally, a shout out to all of my fellow attendees for being there, some of you I know very well, some I got to know a little better, and the rest I will have to make an effort to get to know when we all meet again.
Thanks Katy and Unilocal

This turned out to be a very fun elite event. Emerald City Beer has a nice place and the beer was excellent. There were two being poured, the Dotty and the Betty Black which were both very good and the Emerald City Beer folks did a great job at pouring, and pouring… Plenty of good beer and the pizza from Razzi’s was very good. They had several types and lots of it.
Katy and all the Unilocalers outdid themselves with all of the baked goods. I tried quite a few and we have some talented people in Unilocal.
This was another great Unilocal Elite Event. Thanks Katy, Unilocal,Razzi’s and Emerald City Beer for a great time.

Let’s get bake… I mean let’s bake. :)
Katy threw another awesome Unilocal Elite Event with the theme of Beer! Our fellow Unilocalers also show their skills of baking items with beer in it.
The space was more smaller but intimate setting so each other was able to flow in and out of conversations. I was able to meet many new faces and see old friends from Unilocal.I also met the Katy’s new Unilocal intern, Nate… friend request him everyone because he doesn’t have many Unilocal friends!
Emerald City Beer had two of their best beers on display for us all to taste… the Dotty and Betty Black. The staff especially Tommy was on point describing and getting us our beers. They had a huge lcd tv and Tommy even ask us what we want to watch? Who does that? They also have a Xbox 360 to play games if you want to game and another room with a comfortable couch with a giant connect four game.
Huge garage doors that was open which would be awesome on a sunny day. A heating lamp was inside, so the space was nice and toasty. I didn’t need the lamp since a few beers down in my tummy and my face is red hot from the alcohol!
We also had plenty to eat, Razzi’s Pizzeria had boxes and boxes of pizza pizza! I like the all meat and pesto artichoke pizza the best. Unilocalers was creative with the beer bake off to mac & cheese to cupcakes to brownies and other yummy desserts. Riss won with many delicious dishes and this apple yummy dessert. Yay Riss! The Unilocalers voted by putting stickers on the best dish on the person who made the dish and Riss was all sticker up from the top to her booty! Ha.
Super fun event, great conversations and just great tasting food wash down with award winning beers! Thanks again to Katy, Rizzi’s Pizzeria in Greenwood, Emerald City Beer, and all the Unilocalers who baked!
Stay Thirsty my Friend.